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[survivalthroughhate]

"This is Maul. State your business."

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[survivalthroughhate]

I wish we could have seen more together. There were many places we could have gone and seen.

[If only there had been more time. Maul had always liked the idea of visiting planets and moons with his brother, whose experience on other planets was quite limited. There was so much beauty in the galaxy as well as hardship and he wished he could have shared more of it with his little brother. Perhaps if his master hadn't arrived and ruined everything, they would have eventually had the opportunity to do so.

Here in Trench, they had become close than ever before. Maul was more able to open up his hearts and allow his brother a place there, a process which had begun in their own galaxy. Savage could be quite stubborn when he wanted to be and he didn't let Maul get away with holding him at arm's length the way he did with so many other people. Having a second chance with his brother was something Maul didn't intend to waste.]

I shall let you know the moment I have a plan to put into action.

[For now, Maul was content to just slowly accumulate power and see where that took him.]

Ah, but how will you find such a person if you never look for them? Shall I make an announcement you are seeking one and let worthy contenders come forward?

[Really, anyone who could take on his brother and win really did deserve to be his mate. Savage was powerful both physically and in the Force. Taking him on was no easy task. The main reasons Maul always won against him was because of his longer experience in using a saberstaff and the Force.

A kernel of an idea was forming in his head now on finding someone Savage could spend his life with. It would take a while to unfold but that was alright. Both of them had plenty of time here in-between surviving whatever horror of the month was thrown at them.]

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[Savage had wished that too, but his brother's want for conquest and revenge on the Jedi had been much of their focus. Resources had to be gathered and certain planets would hide them for a time, but in the end, cultivating power was a necessary step to his brother's return from Lotho Minor.]

It was the closest to freedom both of us had ever been, I expect. We were doing it because he wanted to, not because someone had ordered us to go and conquer.

[He knew there were so many planets and moons out there that were beyond their reach or that they had bypassed for one reason or another. He didn't regret anything about the time that they had together, except for the fact that he had died and left Maul alone on Mandalore. A failure on his part that he could never make amends for.

He made a noise in his throat, and he for a long moment, he considered the idea that he could use all the training that he had been given to take over parts of the city in his brother's stead, to prove that he had grown. Could he? Would such a step cause a rift between them even if he would so freely give it all to Maul?

No one would see it coming. He was Maul's quieter less intelligent brother per Trench after all. No mate necessary either.

Savage watched Maul quietly for a moment, slowly nodding his head as he considered the differences between them. Maul was well set in Trench, a cult following, friends, a mate and enough gift of the gab to cover any movements that he made. Comparatively, he passed under the radar quietly and generally without provoking much notice.]

You know there will be no contenders for me, brother. I spent far too long not looking for a mate because of the trouble it would bring to me and mine, and I see no reason to start now.

[He didn't expect anything to happen, but he also knew that Maul kept kicking around the idea. It was infuriating but also so amusing. His big brother trying to set him up and then would likely tease him relentlessly.]

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If I could do it over again, I would forego conquering the galaxy and seeking revenge upon the Jedi. I would be content just showing you all the planets that we could possibly go to.

[He would have done so much differently had he known what the outcome would be. He wished his Force visions would have shown him what was to come. He would have taken Savage and absconded to elsewhere in the galaxy, just showing him all the wonders and good things that could come from living in their varied world.

While they could not do that here, it was still a second chance for him. Maul had been able to more easily accept Savage as his brother without keeping distance between them by keeping him only as his apprentice. Now he was readily accepting the affection and love he’d long denied himself. If they could not have the kind of life he would have wished for in his own galaxy, then at least they could have a good one here.]

You say that as if you are hideous-looking, all scrawny and weak, and no one would ever find you attractive as a mate. That is simply not so.

[Maul did indeed keep pushing at this idea and would continue to do so until he was satisfied Savage had a mate that was worthy of his little brother. He had so many wonderful qualities but so few people got close enough (mentally and physically for them to see it.]

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Wouldn't you miss killing Jedi and undermining aspects of the Clone Wars and consolidating power within the crime syndicates? You were in your element, brother.

[It would have been nice to dip off a little more often to train on different planets or to see some of the moons that they had passed by or hidden their ship on to avoid detection. He might have regretted dying as he had, but he didn't regret the adventures that he and Maul underwent.

Perhaps they could have concentrated more on his training to build him up, but there had been so much to do. They had regrets, but now was the kind of opportunity where they could thrive. Already his brother was far more settled here than ever before in their galaxy, and he would never take that away from Maul.

He snorted from his nose like a bull.]

If I were ever to become weak and scrawny again, I'd expect you to feed me to some beast. I simply don't make relationships as easy as you do, and I'm content with that. It doesn't bother me.

[At least their debates on his bachelor status was between the two of them. He was waiting and dreading the day that Maul decided to have a go at it on the network. He'd be shoving his brother through a wall at that point. Meant well by him, still would be beaten for it.]

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I would. But there still would have been time to engage in that later on. We could have had more of it at the beginning to do what we wanted.

[Time had been a great thief to Maul and Savage. It had stolen away so many years after the two of them were separated as young kits and gave them back so little of it once the two of them were reunited as adults again.

At least now they could make up for it, having more days to spend together as they wished instead of always being on the run or getting involved in complicated plots. There was more time to get to know one another, the little quirks each of them had, their likes and dislikes. All the things Maul had missed out not growing up with his brother on Dathomir.]

Well, it bothers me. I will let you do what you wish for now. But if it goes on for too long, I shall have to do something about it.

[Namely, publicly announce that he was looking for a mate for his brother. That wouldn't go over well with Savage but at least it might turn up some interesting prospects on who might be willing to date the yellow Zabrak.]

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Your revenge seemed very important to you back then. It's all you had been thinking about since you'd been lost. It's what kept you alive.

[Savage would never deny Maul the importance of revenge, and while it hadn't been his nor had he cared who it was, he had thrilled in battle and being a pack again with his bloodkin. He had gotten plenty out of his experiences with Maul back then, even if a distance was forced after a certain point. That distance would have always been there even if they had stayed put because Maul had not been raised beyond a certain point to love and care on an equal playing field with a brother. Maul was always better, stronger and far more lonely than a Nightbrother should be.]

I don't regret any of the time we spent together. I only wanted it to be longer, but we have that here. And you've become far more of a cuddler these days, more than you ever were on the ship.

[Savage opened his mouth to more aggressively contest Maul's determination to encourage him out there, but he wisely shut it again to think longer before speaking. He knew that nothing would deter Maul once on a topic of some importance, and he sighed from his nose.]

Are you going to put me in an arranged union, brother?

[He stared at Maul with his dead-pan expression, and it matched his tone too.]

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You do have a point.

[He hadn't had the advantage of foresight when he'd been traveling around with Savage. Had he known what was coming, he would have run back to Dathomir with his brother and kept him safe there. But at the time he only knew how to plot for the revenge he'd always wanted. His plans had all seemed infallible to him at the time and success was assured. In a way it had, though the price of having to pay with Savage's life was far too high.

Maul scowled and punched Savage lightly on the arm when he said he'd become more cuddly. It was true. He was no longer willing to allow himself to deny the affection that he'd craved his whole life simply because that wasn't the way things were done for the Sith. No, he would hug his brother all he wanted to and not feel ashamed of it anymore.]

No, not one of those. Think of it more as.....are you aware of what "blind dates" are, brother?

[Maul wasn't above setting his brother up with someone he'd never met before if Maul thought the two of them would hit it off.]